Petition  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi 
to  Pi  Beta  Phi 


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PETITION 


BETA  ALPHA  PHI  to  PI  BETA  PHI 


We,  the  undersigned  members  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  at  the  University  of  North 
Carolina,  do  hereby  earnestly  petition  that  we  be  granted  a  charter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi 
Fraternity. 


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University  of  North  Carolina  at  Chapel  Hill 


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The  Old  Well — For  Generations  the  Center  of  Campus  Activities 


Birds-eye  view  of  the  Campus 


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The  University  of  North  Carolina 

The  University  of  North  Carolina  celebrates  its  128th  annual  Commencement  in  June  of  this 

year. 

To  appreciate  fully  the  significance  of  what  to-day  represents  a  University  unsurpassed  by  any 
other  institution  in  the  South — a  University  which  is  alert  and  responsive  to  present-day  problems, 
progressive  in  every  sense  of  the  term  and  at  the  same  time  measuring  fully  to  the  highest  standards 
of  scholarly  attainments — it  must  be  remembered  that  its  present  greatness  is  the  heritage  of  years  of 
growth.  There  is  an  atmosphere  of  dignity  and  beauty  in  the  stately  oaks,  the  mossy  rock  walls,  and 
the  ivy-covered  buildings  which  grace  its  campus.  In  spite  of  the  vibrant,  surging  spirit  of  a  thor¬ 
oughly  modern  student  body  which  numbers  close  to  two  thousand,  of  a  faculty  which  includes  recog¬ 
nized  leaders  of  distinctly  new  phases  of  activity  in  the  realms  of  science,  social  service,  the  drama, 
and  many  other  branches  of  work,  the  University  still  commands  reverence  for  its  traditions  of  the 
past.  The  same  college  bell  which  brought  back  to  classes  men  who  fought  in  the  Civil  War  and 
sounded  the  cry  of  victory  in  the  great  World  War  rings  for  the  classes  of  to-day.  The  old  Well,  for 
generations  the  center  of  campus  life,  echoes  with  memories  of  a  long  line  of  presidents,  illustrious 
alumni,  and  commencement  processions,  not  to  mention  the  innumerable  list  of  cherished  pranks  en¬ 
acted  by  former  students  in  college  organizations  now  extinct. 

With  the  coming  of  June  and  the  class  reunions,  the  University  opens  its  doors  to  those  who 
were  a  part  of  it  in  the  past.  Although  the  alumni  who  return  at  the  call  of  their  Alma  Mater  find 
her  developing  with  rapid  strides  into  a  bigger,  finer,  richer  institution  than  that  which  they  had 
known,  still  they  will  feel  preserved  in  her  that  same  spirit  of  “Carolina”  which  has  come  down 
through  the  ages. 


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Davie  Poplar — like  the  University :  Rich  in  Tradition 
and  possessed  of  the  unassailable  Dignity  of  Age 


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The  President’s  Mansion 


Buildings  and  Grounds 

The  University  of  North  Carolina,  located  at  Chapel  Hill,  in  the  central  part  of  the  state,  is 
famed  for  its  natural  beauty.  Its  campus  contains  fifty  acres  of  land  upon  which  are  erected  forty 
buildings,  properly  equipped  for  university  work. 

An  appropriation  of  a  million  five  hundred  thousand  dollars  by  the  Legislature  of  1921  has  made 
it  possible  during  the  past  two  years  to  erect  on  the  campus  four  new  dormitories  capable  of  housing 
four  hundred  and  eighty  students,  and  large  buildings  for  the  School  of  Law  and  the  departments  of 
history,  social  science  and  languages.  The  last  meeting  of  the  Legislature  in  January,  1923,  secured 
for  the  University  one  million  six  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars  which  will  enable  it  to  carry  out 
its  extensive  building  program  for  the  next  biennium.  The  plans  for  immediate  construction  include  a 
new  Woman’s  Building,  a  completely  modern  and  especially  equipped  Chemistry  Building,  three  new 
dormitories,  an  addition  to  the  Library,  and  appropriations  for  remodeling  old  buildings,  and  for  in¬ 
creasing  athletic  facilities.  The  old  Law  Building,  a  perfect  example  of  Greek  architecture,  is  to 
be  made  over  into  a  model  theatre  for  the  Carolina  Plavmakers. 

The  new  Woman’s  Building,  unlike  the  two  dormitories  provided  for  women  at  the  present  time, 
is  to  be  planned  as  an  attractive  home  for  the  girls,  located  opposite  the  President’s  Mansion.  The 
site  chosen  is  an  unusually  beautiful  one;  the  lot  is  spacious  and  contains  numbers  of  large  trees. 
The  architecture  of  the  building  is  to  be  planned  in  accordance  with  the  grounds.  In  addition  to  the 
dining-hall  and  social  rooms,  there  will  in  all  probability  be  equipment  for  a  gymnasium  in  the  base¬ 
ment  of  the  building. 

Bordering  the  campus  the  University  owns  five  hundred  acres  of  forest  lands  noted  for  their 
beautiful  walks.  Situated  at  the  entrance  to  the  woods,  and  on  the  slope  of  a  hill  is  the  Forest 
Theatre,  used  by  the  Playmakers  for  out-of-door  performances.  Further  into  the  woods,  but  easily 
accessible  by  automobile  road  and  by  foot-paths  is  the  new  Country  Club.  Golf  links  and  tennis 
courts  adjoining  the  building  itself  are  soon  to  be  constructed. 

Famous  for  its  variety  of  botanical  specimens  is  the  Arboretum.  This  garden  spot  of  the 
campus  was  planned  by  Dr.  W.  C.  Coker,  head  of  the  department  of  Botany.  It  is  attractively  laid 
off  in  interlacing  paths,  and  contains  every  kind  of  plant  and  tree  that  grows  in  the  State  of  North 
Carolina,  as  well  as  many  others  foreign  to  our  soil. 


The  Law  Building 


Chemistry  Hall 


Alumni  Building 


The  Library 


Julian  i S.  Carr  Dormitory 


Davie  Hall — The  Biology  Building 


The  Gymnasium 


The  Chemistry  Building 


Peabody  Building — School  of  Education 


Memorial  Hall 


The  Wistaria  Arbor — Arboretum 


A  Walk  in  the  Arboretum 


A  Campus  Scene 


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Lover’s  Lane — Arboretum 


The  President’s  Walk 


Cameron  Avenue 


A  Scene  in  the  Arboretum 


Walk  by  the  President’s  Mansion 


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Beta  Alpha  Phi 

The  organization  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  was  begun  January  15,  1921.  There  were  five  charter 
members  who  held  weekly  meetings  for  the  purpose  of  furthering  the  interests  of  the  fraternity  and 
of  developing  a  more  permanent  organization.  In  February,  1 922,  its  membership  had  grown  to  fif¬ 
teen,  and  at  this  time  the  group  rented  and  furnished  a  one-room  house  which  has  been  its  official 
home  ever  since.  Negotiations  are  now  under  way  for  buying  a  site  on  which  the  fraternity  will 
build  a  house  as  soon  as  it  is  financially  able  to  do  so. 

From  its  beginning,  Beta  Alpha  Phi  has  had  but  one  goal  in  view — to  obtain  a  charter  of  Pi 
Beta  Phi.  Towards  this  end  it  has  earnestly  and  conscientiously  endeavored  to  maintain  the  highest 
ideals. 


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KATHERINE  GALLOWAY  BATTS 
Tarboro,  N.  C. 

1922 — College  of  Liberal  Arts 
Graduated  St.  Mary’s  School,  ’20;  U.  N. 
C.  Woman’s  Association,  Athletic  Commit¬ 
tee,  ’21,  Membership  Committee,  ’22;  Bas¬ 
ketball  Team,  ’21;  Edgecombe  County 
Club;  North  Carolina  Club;  Le  Cercle 
Fran^ais;  H.  M.  S.  Pinafore;  Chimes  of 
Normandy;  Carolina  Playmakers :  Board 
of  Directors  ;  Scene-painting  Committee ; 
Assistant  director;  Cast  as  Ida  in  The 
Miser,  Janie  in  The  Reaping,  Title  role 
of  Trista,  Mary  in  The  Lord’s  Will,  May 
Parcher  in  Seventeen,  Theodosia  Burr  in 
Off  Nag’s  Head,  Angela  in  Agatha,  Pru¬ 
dence  in  John  Lane’s  Wife;  First,  Sec¬ 
ond,  Third  and  Fourth  State  Tours,  1921- 
1923,  Dramatic  Order  of  Satyrs. 


THE  CAROLINA  PLAYMAKERS 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  May  16,  1923. 

To  the  National  Fraternity,  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

It  is  indeed  a  pleasure  for  me  to  commend  Miss  Katherine  Batts  as  a  young  woman  of  gracious 
personality  and  strong  character.  As  a  student,  I  have  found  her  devoted  and  loyal,  of  fine  mind  and 
unusual  talents.  She  has  real  literary  ability  and  histrionic  talent  of  high  quality. 

Yours  faithfully, 

FREDERICK  H.  KOCH, 
Director  of  The  Carolina  Playmakers,  and 
Professor  of  Dramatic  Literature  at  the 
University  of  North  Carolina. 


MARY  CATHARINE  COLE  BOYD 
New  Bern,  N.  C. 

1923 — College  of  Liberal  Arts 
Graduated  St.  Mary’s  School,  ’20;  U.  N. 
C.  Woman’s  Association,  Secretary,  ’22, 
Chairman  Athletic  Committee,  ’23  ;  Craven 
County  Club;  Carolina  Playmakers;  Cast 
as  Sairy  in  Reward  Offered  Ruth  in  The 
Lord’s  Will. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


May  24,  1923. 

To  the  National  Authorities  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

I  am  happy  to  write  a  personal  recommendation  of  Miss  Catharine  Boyd.  I  have  known  Miss 
Boyd’s  family  for  some  years  and  have  known  her  for  two  years.  Her  family  is  one  of  character 
and  refinement.  Miss  Catharine  is  worthy  of  this  background,  and  has  the  universal  respect  of  all 
the  students  with  whom  she  is  acquainted,  both  men  and  women.  It  goes  further  than  respect:  she  is 
the  sort  of  girl  that  one  instinctively  likes  and  desires  to  assist.  In  a  day  of  changing  standards  she 
avoids  both  extremes  with  success,  and  combines  good  comradeship  with  poise  and  self-respecting  re¬ 
finement. 

It  is  a  pleasure  to  have  this  opportunity  to  make  a  definite  statement  about  one  for  whom  the 
writer  has  felt  an  unusual  degree  of  admiration. 

Cordially  yours, 

FRANCIS  F.  BRADSHAW, 

Dean  of  Students. 


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ELIZABETH  LANIER  BRANSON 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

1925 — School  of  Applied  Science 

U.  N.  C.  Woman’s  Association;  Carolina 

Alembic  Club. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


May  25,  1923. 

To  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

Miss  Elizabeth  Branson,  a  member  of  the  local  chapter  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  at  the  University  of 
North  Carolina,  is  a  daughter  of  Dr.  E.  C.  Branson,  Kenan  Professor  of  Rural  Social  Science  in  the 
University.  She  is  a  girl  of  splendid  scholarship,  of  broad  view  and  unusually  sound  judgment. 
Her  character  is  that  of  a  lady.  I  take  pleasure  in  commending  Miss  Elizabeth  Branson  to  you. 

Cordially  yours, 

MRS.  M.  H.  STACY, 

Advisor  to  Women. 


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LILLIE  F.  P.  CUTLAR 

Winston-Salem,  N.  C. 

1923 — School  of  Applied  Science 
U.  N.  C.  Woman’s  Association,  Member¬ 
ship  Committee,  ’22;  Tennis  Tournament, 
’23;  Forsyth  County  Club;  Chemical  Jour¬ 
nal  Club;  Carolina  Alembic  Club,  Repor¬ 
ter,  ’23;  Elisha  Mitchell  Scientific  Society; 
Ledoux  Fellowship  in  Chemistry,  ’23. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
DEPARTMENT  OF  CHEMISTRY 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


May  24,  1923. 

To  the  National  Officers  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

I  understand  that  the  local  sorority  Beta  Alpha  Phi  has  petitioned  for  a  charter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi. 
I  am  personally  acquainted  with  most  of  the  members  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  and  I  count  it  a  privilege  to 
add  a  statement  in  support  of  the  petition,  for  the  local  organization  includes  many  of  the  leaders  in 
the  activities  of  the  campus. 

Miss  Lillie  F.  P.  Cutlar,  one  of  the  petitioners,  has  been  a  student  in  the  course  leading  to  the 
professional  degree  of  B.  S.  in  Chemistry,  which  degree  will  be  conferred  in  June,  1923.  Her  aca¬ 
demic  work  was  of  such  a  high  order  that  she  was  awarded  the  Ledoux  Fellowship  in  Chemistry  for 
the  year  1922-’23.  I  regret  exceedingly  that  she  will  not  be  able  to  take  graduate  work  at  the  Univer¬ 
sity.  Besides  having  an  excellent  academic  record,  Miss  Cutlar  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  other 
college  affairs.  She  is  a  young  lady  of  sterling  character  and  is  very  popular  with  the  whole  com¬ 
munity. 

Very  truly  yours, 

JAMES  M.  BELL, 

Head,  Chemistry  Department. 


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ADELINE  DENHAM 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

1922 — College  of  Liberal  Arts 
U.  N.  C.  Woman’s  Association,  Treasurer, 
’20;  Vice-President,  ’21;  President,  ’22; 
Membership  Committee,  ’21;  Woman’s 
Honor  Committee,  ’22 ;  Orange  County 
Club;  Le  Cercle  Frangais ;  El  Centro 
Hispano ;  Campus  Cabinet,  ’22 ;  Secretary 
Phi  Beta  Kappa,  ’22;  Graham  Kenan 
Prize  in  Philosophy;  Carolina  Play- 
makers;  Cast  as  Margaret  in  The  Chat¬ 
ham  Rabbit;  Mabel  in  Suppressed  De¬ 
sires;  Mary  Brooks  in  Seventeen. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 


May  17,  1923. 

Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

It  gives  me  pleasure  to  state  that  I  have  known  Miss  Adeline  Denham  since  1918.  Two  of 
these  years  she  studied  with  me.  I  regard  her  as  one  of  three  brilliant  girls  it  has  been  my  for¬ 
tune  to  teach  during  my  thirty  years  at  the  University.  Last  year  she  won  a  $250  prize  in  Philoso¬ 
phy,  open  to  about  fifty  students. 

Personally  and  from  the  standpoint  of  character  Miss  Denham  is  outstanding,  measuring  fully 
to  our  standards.  It  is  a  real  pleasure  to  commend  her.  She  does  not  disappoint. 

Sincerely  yours, 

HORACE  WILLIAMS, 

Kenan  Professor  of  Philosophy. 


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ANNIE  VIRGINIA  DUNCAN 
Beaufort,  N.  C. 

1923 — College  of  Liberal  Arts 
Graduated  St.  Mary’s  School,  ’20;  U.  N. 
C.  Woman’s  Association,  Treasurer,  ’23; 
Chairman  Refreshment  Committee,  ’23 ; 
Carteret  County  Club,  Secretary,  ’23 ;  Phi 
Beta  Kappa,  ’23. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
DEPARTMENT  OF  HISTORY  AND  GOVERNMENT 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


May  22,  1923. 

To  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Authorities: 

It  gives  me  very  great  pleasure  to  recommend  Miss  Annie  Virginia  Duncan,  a  student  in  the 
University  of  North  Carolina,  as  a  young  woman  of  fine  character,  attractive  personality,  and 
high  intellectual  abilities.  She  will  reflect  credit  on  any  organization  of  which  she  may  be  a  member. 

Very  truly, 

R.  D.  W.  CONNOR, 

Kenan  Professor  of  History  and  Government. 


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DOROTHY  DURLAND  GREENLAW 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

1924 — College  of  Liberal  Arts 
U.  N.  C.  Woman’s  Association,  Publicity 
Committee,  ’22 ;  Chairman  Literary  Com¬ 
mittee,  ’23  ;  Mikado  ;  Carolina  Play- 
makers  ;  Cast  as  Mildred  (the  Vamp)  in 
The  Vamp;  Mary  Anderson  in  The  Chat¬ 
ham  Rabbit;  Lola  Pratt  in  Seventeen. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT 
Pharmacological  Laboratory 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


May  28,  1923. 

National  Officers  of  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

I  am  appreciating  the  opportunity  to  speak  to  you  concerning  Miss  Dorothy  Greenlaw.  Miss 
Greenlaw  is  a  brilliant  young  woman  in  her  studies.  She  is  attractive,  pleasant,  and  full  of  consid¬ 
eration.  She  will  mean  very  much  to  any  organization  established  at  the  University  of  North  Caro¬ 
lina. 

Very  sincerely. 


WM.  deB.  MacNIDER, 

Kenan  Professor  of  Pharmocology. 


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MILDRED  ELIZA  MORSE 
Charlotte,  N.  C. 

1924 — College  of  Liberal  Arts 
Graduated  from  Queens  College,  ’22;  U. 
N.  C.  Woman’s  Association;  Carolina 
Alembic  Club. 


DEPARTMENT  OF  CHEMISTRY 
UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


May  24,  1923. 

To  Whom  It  May  Concern: 

Miss  Mildred  Morse  has  been  a  student  in  my  Chemistry  classes  during  the  year  1922-1923, 
taking  three  consecutive  laboratory  courses.  In  no  other  work  as  in  laboratory  courses  is  there  as 
splendid  opportunity  to  study  the  characteristics  and  qualities  of  a  student.  Under  such  close  obser¬ 
vation  I  find  Miss  Morse  to  be  of  high  morals  and  ideals,  a  very  good  student,  a  tractable,  apt 
thinker  and  a  thorough,  conscientious  worker. 

Sincerely  yours, 


FRANK  C.  VILBRANDT, 
Professor  Industrial  Chemistry. 


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CARRILEA  SANDERS 

Greenville,  Georgia 

1921 — College  of  Liberal  Arts 
Graduated  from  Georgia  State  Normal 
School,  ’22;  U.  N.  C.  Woman’s  Associa¬ 
tion,  Athletic  Committee,  ’23;  House  Pres¬ 
ident,  Woman’s  Dormitory,  ’23;  Repre¬ 
sentative  at  1923  National  Conference  of 
Social  Work,  Washington,  D.  C.,  May, 
1923;  Carolina  Playmakers:  Cast  as 
Amabel  in  Agatha;  Fourth  and  Fifth 
State  Tours. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
SCHOOL  OF  PUBLIC  WELFARE 
Chapel  Hill 


May  25,  1923. 

To  Whom  It  May  Concern: 

It  gives  me  unusual  pleasure  to  commend  the  work  and  personality  of  Miss  Carrilea  Sanders, 
who  is  completing  some  excellent  work  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  She  has  ability,  en¬ 
thusiasm,  persistence,  and  with  it  a  most  pleasing  personality  which  will  always  result  in  winning 
esteem  and  approval. 

I  am  acquainted,  too,  with  the  fine  record  of  her  family,  knowing  something  of  the  work  and 
personality  of  her  parents  and  of  the  brilliant  work  of  her  brother,  Wiley  B.  Sanders,  so  that  her  own 
success  and  attractiveness  is  in  accord  with  what  would  be  expected. 

She  has  many  friends  who  join  us  in  appreciation  of  any  courtesies  extended  to  her. 

Very  truly  yours, 

HOWARD  W.  ODUM, 

Director. 


JANE  BINGHAM  TOY 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

1923 — College  of  Liberal  Arts 
Graduated  St.  Mary’s  School,  ’20;  U.  N. 
C.  Woman’s  Association,  Vice-President, 
’22;  President,  ’23;  Chairman  Refresh¬ 
ment  Committee,  ’22;  Woman’s  Honor 
Committee,  ’22;  Woman’s  Student  Coun¬ 
cil,  ’23;  Campus  Cabinet,  ’23;  Secretary 
Phi  Beta  Kappa,  ’23;  Prophet  of  Class  of 
’23;  H.  M.  S.  Pinafore;  Chimes  of  Nor¬ 
mandy;  Carolina  Playmakers ;  Author  of 
Reward  Offered  and  Agatha;  Cast  as 
Miss  Molly  in  Agatha;  Author  of  A  Pa¬ 
geant  of  Peace  Institute. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


May  21,  1923. 

Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  known  Miss  Jane  B.  Toy  all  her  life,  and  I  take  great  pleasure  in 
testifying  to  her  sterling  character,  her  charming  manners,  and  her  keen  intellect.  Miss  Toy 
has  pursued  several  courses  in  this  Department,  always  doing  excellent  work  and  fulfilling  every 
obligation  imposed  upon  her. 

Very  truly  yours, 

WILLIAM  M.  DEY, 

Professor  of  Romance  Languages. 


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FRANCES  PRESTON  VENABLE 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

1924 — -College  of  Liberal  Arts 
Graduated  St.  Mary’s  School,  '21  ;  U.  N. 
C.  Woman’s  Association,  Vice-President, 
’23;  Secretary  Woman’s  Student  Council, 
’23;  Chimes  of  Normandy;  President¬ 
elect  of  Woman’s  Self-Government  Asso¬ 
ciation. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


May  24,  1923. 

To  the  National  Fraternity,  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

I  take  very  great  pleasure  in  recommending  to  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity  Miss  Frances  Preston 
Venable,  one  of  the  petitioners  for  a  charter  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina. 

I  have  known  Miss  Venable  since  her  early  childhood.  As  a  student  of  the  University  of  North 
Carolina  she  has  taken  several  courses  under  me  and  I  am  familiar  with  much  of  her  other  work. 
She  is,  in  every  respect,  eminently  qualified  to  participate  in  the  founding  of  such  an  organization 
here.  She  has  unusual  ability  of  which  she  makes  fine  use,  she  has  great  charm  of  manner  and  per¬ 
sonality,  and  she  is  widely  and  very  deservedly  popular.  Her  membership  in  a  fraternity  chapter 
will  lend  strength  to  it,  and  I  should  regard  the  fraternity  fortunate  in  having  her  as  one  of  its  mem¬ 
bers. 

Yours  very  truly, 

J.  G.  de  ROULHAC  HAMILTON, 

Kenan  Professor  of  History  and  Government. 


MARY  TRAILL  YELLOTT 
Bel  Air,  Maryland 

1922 — College  of  Liberal  Arts 
Graduated  St.  Mary’s  School,  ’20;  U.  N. 
C.  Woman’s  Association,  Secretary,  ’21; 
Chairman  Publicity  Committee,  ’22 ; 
Woman’s  Honor  Committee,  ’22 ;  Phi  Beta 
Kappa;  Carolina  Playmakers,  Secretary 
Board  of  Directors,  ’22-’23;  Author  of 
Waffles  for  Breakfast;  Cast  as  Martha 
in  The  Vamp;  Annie  Lee  in  In  Dixons' 
Kitchen;  Jean  in  Waffles  for  Break¬ 
fast;  Patty  in  Dogwood  Bushes;  Angela 
in  Agatha;  Title  role  in  Peggy;  First, 
Second,  Third  and  Fifth  State  Tours. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


May  22,  1923. 

To  the  National  Authorities  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

This  certifies  that  Miss  Mary  Traill  Yellott  during  her  course  as  an  under-graduate  student  in 
this  institution  was  rated  among  the  very  best  in  point  of  scholarship  in  her  class.  Her  record  was 
so  excellent  that  she  was  elected  to  membership  in  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  society  at  the  end  of  her 
Senior  year. 

In  every  way  Miss  Yellott  has  shown  herself  to  be  a  young  lady  of  excellent  character  and 
attainments.  It  is  a  pleasure  to  recommend  her. 

Very  respectfully, 

THOMAS  J.  WILSON,  Jr. 

Registrar. 


Waffles  for  Breakfast 

By  Mary  T.  Yellott,  who  played  the  leading  part  in  her  own  play. 


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Alumnae  Members 


Nina  Horner  Cooper . 

Aline  Edmonds  Hughes. 

Ellen  Booth  Lay . 

Laura  Love  MacMillan 

Lina  Tucker  Pruden . 


A.  B.  1922 


A.  B.  1921 


A.  B.  1922 


Ex — 1923 


A.  B.  1922 


. Oxford  N.  C. 

...Henderson,  N.  C. 

. Beaufort  N.  C. 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 
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RECOMMENDATIONS 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


April  12,  1923. 

To  the  National  Authorities  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

I  understand  that  a  group  of  women  students  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  which  has 
been  for  some  time  organized  as  a  local  society,  is  petitioning  to  be  installed  as  a  chapter  of  your 
sorority.  I  want  to  give  my  most  hearty  and  unreserved  recommendation  of  its  application.  The 
group  of  girls  that  make  up  the  organization  here  is  distinctly  unusual,  and  has  set  a  high  standard 
both  in  scholarship  and  in  its  general  activities. 

While  the  number  of  women  students  here  is  small  it  is  on  the  other  hand  a  picked  group,  con¬ 
taining  no  freshmen  and  sophomores,  except  occasional  ones  of  local  residence.  I  believe  that  with 
the  standard  set  by  these  girls,  as  the  original  members  of  the  group,  there  will  be  no  difficulty  in 
maintaining  here  a  chapter  which  will  be  in  every  way  creditable  to  the  national  sorority.  I  should, 
myself,  from  what  I  know  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  welcome  the  chapter  here,  and  I  believe  these  girls  and 
their  successors  will  maintain  in  every  way  the  ideals  for  which  it  stands.  I  shall  be  glad  to  do  any¬ 
thing  I  can  to  forward  the  application  which  the  group  is  making,  and  I  endorse  the  petition  with 
genuine  pleasure. 

Very  truly  yours, 

H.  W.  CHASE, 

President. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


April  16,  1923. 

To  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

It  gives  me  pleasure  to  commend  to  you  the  group  of  girls  who  now  compose  the  local  chapter. 
Beta  Alpha  Phi,  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  and  who  desire  to  become  affiliated  with  the  Pi 
Beta  Phi  Fraternity. 

On  account  of  the  small  number  of  women  students  in  this  University,  and  the  institution’s  un¬ 
settled  policy  concerning  them,  the  Administration  has  been  slow  to  grant  permission  for  students  to 
petition  national  fraternities  for  membership.  This  fact  is  mentioned  in  order  that  I  may  state  that 
these  girls,  though  eager  to  see  their  chosen  fraternity  the  first  on  the  campus,  have  shown  a  wonder¬ 
ful  spirit  of  cooperation  and  have  taken  no  step  without  permission  of  the  President  of  the  University. 

In  scholarship,  this  group  led  all  others  with  an  average  of  2.22.  They  are  girls  of  sterling  char¬ 
acter  and  highest  ideals.  They  are  a  valuable  asset  to  this  University  and,  I  am  sure,  would  be  to 
your  fraternity. 

MRS.  M.  H.  STACY, 

Advisor  to  Women. 


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THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


May  15,  1923. 

Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

I  am  very  glad  to  add  my  recommendation  to  the  local  fraternity,  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  for  a  charter 
in  your  national  fraternity.  From  the  point  of  view  of  my  office,  I  know  of  no  more  satisfactory 
group  of  students  than  the  members  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi.  The  standard  of  scholarship  of  this 
group  is  very  high. 

Each  of  these  young  women  is  known  to  me  personally,  and  I  have  no  hesitation  in  recommend¬ 
ing  that  they  be  recognized  by  your  national  fraternity  and  granted  a  charter. 

Very  respectfully, 

THOS.  J.  WILSON,  Jr., 

Registrar. 

Alpha  Tau  Omega. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


May  22,  1923. 

To  the  National  Authorities  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

I  am  informed  that  the  local  sorority.  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  is  petitioning  for  admission  to  Pi  Beta 
Phi.  It  gives  me  genuine  delight  to  urge  upon  your  attention  the  granting  of  this  petition.  In  the 
first  place,  the  petitioners  are  without  exception  girls  of  outstanding  personality  and  character.  What 
is  sometimes  even  more  rare,  they  are  girls  of  genuine  unassuming  refinement.  They  are  the  recog¬ 
nized  leaders  of  their  fellow  students.  I  am  sure  that  you  have  already  been  informed  of  their  out¬ 
standing  scholarship.  I  cannot  conceive  of  a  fraternity  standard  so  high  that  this  group  would  not  be 
considered  worthy  of  admission  if  they  were  genuinely  known  and  understood. 

From  my  point  of  view  as  a  member  of  the  University  administration,  I  am  eager  to  see  this  pe¬ 
tition  granted  because  I  believe  that  fraternities  are  educational  assets. 

It  is  my  feeling  from  the  point  of  view  of  the  national  organization  that  this  institution  will 
offer  a  very  fine  type  of  girls  in  increasing  numbers  as  the  years  bring  increasing  enrollment.  The 
quality  of  the  work  done  here  and  the  spirit  of  the  place  is  such  as  to  attract  in  general  only  those 
young  ladies  who  have  a  serious  purpose  and  genuine  ambition. 

For  these  reasons  I  join  the  petitioning  chapter  in  the  hope  that  the  sought  relationship  may  be 
consummated. 

May  I  say  in  closing  that  this  letter  is  not  in  any  sense  a  perfunctory  response  to  a  student  re¬ 
quest,  but  represents  genuine  conviction  on  matters  which  have  for  some  time  been  given  serious 
thought. 

Cordially  yours, 

FRANCIS  F.  BRADSHAW, 

Dean  of  Students. 


GENERAL  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 

Chapel  Hill 


Salisbury,  N.  C.,  May  19,  1923. 

To  The  Pi  Beta  Phi  Sorority: 

It  is  with  real  pleasure  that  I  heartily  recommend  to  your  careful  consideration  the  application 
of  the  local  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  of  the  University  of  Noth  Carolina,  now  making  application  for  a  chapter 
of  your  national  organization.  The  personnel,  the  high  character,  the  class  standing,  the  social 
prominence  and  general  worth  of  the  young  women  who  compose  the  local  chapter  of  Beta  Alpha 
Phi,  are  not  to  be  excelled  anywhere,  in  any  place  or  situation. 

The  University  of  North  Carolina  is  the  oldest  of  the  State  Universities;  it  was  authorized  in 
1776  and  organized  in  1789.  It  to-day  is  the  outstanding  educational  institution  in  the  Southern 
States,  its  alumni  numbering  over  16,000.  Its  number  of  students  now  is  above  two  thousand  and  is 
increasing  each  year.  Among  the  alumni  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina  are  to  be  found  the 
names  of  a  President  of  the  United  States,  a  Vice-President,  nine  members  of  the  Cabinet,  twelve 
Ministers  to  other  nations,  thirty-two  Governors  of  States,  twenty  United  States  Senators,  over  a 
hundred  members  of  the  lower  House  of  Congress,  Chief  Justices  of  the  States  of  Tennessee,  Geor¬ 
gia,  Florida,  Louisiana,  Mississippi,  Nevada  and  North  Carolina,  and  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Courts 
of  Alabama,  Louisiana,  Florida,  Georgia,  Tennessee,  Maryland,  New  York,  Virginia,  Washington, 
West  Virginia  and  North  Carolina.  Bishops  Green,  of  Mississippi,  Polk,  of  Arkansas,  and  Lou¬ 
isiana,  Otey,  of  Missouri,  Davis,  of  South  Carolina,  Hawkes,  of  Missouri,  and  Strange  of  North  Car¬ 
olina,  were  graduates  of  this  University.  It  has  furnished  Presidents  to  the  Universities  of  Virginia, 
Texas,  Alabama,  Miami,  Tulane,  North  Carolina  A.  and  E.,  Davidson  College,  Georgia  A.  and  M. 
and  the  University  of  North  Carolina;  it  has  furnished  Professors  to  Yale,  Harvard,  Princeton,  Cor¬ 
nell,  Chicago,  Dartmouth,  West  Point,  the  Naval  Academy,  Leland  Stanford,  California,  Missouri, 
Virginia,  Pennsylvania,  Texas,  Tulane,  Vanderbilt,  Indiana,  Georgia,  and  many  others. 

Fraternities  were  established  at  North  Carolina,  by  the  entrance  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  in 
1851,  since  then  the  following  fraternities  have  maintained  chapters  at  the  University: 


Phi  Gamma  Delta 
Theta  Delta  Chi 
Chi  Phi 
Chi  Psi 

Phi  Kappa  Sigma 
Beta  Theta  Pi 
Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon 


Zeta  Psi 
Kappa  Alpha 
Sigma  Nu 
Kappa  Sigma 
Phi  Delta  Theta 
Alpha  Tau  Omega 
Sigma  Chi 


Delta  Tau  Delta 
Theta  Chi 
Sigma  Phi  Epsilon 
Pi  Kappa  Phi 
Delta  Sigma  Phi 
Pi  Kappa  Alpha 


Phi  Beta  Kappa  placed  its  first  southern  chapter  since  the  civil  war  at  the  University  of  North 
Carolina.  Phi  Chi  and  Kappa  Psi  (medical),  Alpha  Chi  Sigma  (chemical  Phi  Delta  Phi  and  Phi 
Alpha  Delta  (law),  Alpha  Psi  Delta,  Phi  Zeta  Nu  and  Tau  Kappa  Alpha  also  maintain  chapters 
there. 

The  State  of  North  Carolina  appropriates  the  sum  of  $725,000  annually  for  maintenance;  this 
with  other  income  amounting  to  $250,000  per  year  constitutes  the  University  s  operating  capital. 
The  value  of  the  University  plant  is  in  excess  of  six  millions  of  dollars.  Since  1917  the  State  of 
North  Carolina  has  appropriated  nearly  four  millions  of  money  for  permanent  improvements. 

Women  are  admitted  to  the  upper  classes' and  in  the  professional  schools.  There  are  close  to 
one  hundred  now  in  attendance,  representing  the  best  element  of  society  and  culture  in  our  state, 
and  this  number  will  increase  from  year  to  year. 

Very  respectfully, 

WALTER  MURPHY, 

President  of  General  Alumni  Association 

Sigma  Nu. 


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GENERAL  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION 


May  23,  1923. 

To  The  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

I  am  glad  to  add  this  endorsement  to  the  application  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  Fraternity  of  the  Uni¬ 
versity  of  North  Carolina  to  become  a  Chapter  in  your  organization. 

The  standing  of  this  University,  and  the  peculiar  organization  of  the  state’s  higher  educational 
institutions  seem  to  me  to  make  this  a  particularly  choice  field,  although  not  a  wide  one,  for  the  ex¬ 
pansion  of  first  class  women’s  fraternities.  The  University  is  destined  to  draw  in  the  future  the 
choicest  of  the  capable,  high  purposed  women  in  the  state  who,  of  course,  will  constitute  the  member¬ 
ship  of  the  women’s  fraternities  that  establish  chapters  here. 

The  young  women  who  make  up  Beta  Alpha  Phi  are  of  the  first  quality.  I  should  consider 
that  your  organization  would  be  particularly  fortunate  in  having  this  group  introduce  your  organiza¬ 
tion  in  what  is  destined  to  be  a  choice  southern  field. 

Specific  inquiries  from  you  will  be  gladly  answered. 

Most  respectfully  yours, 

DANIEL  L.  GRANT,  Secretary, 

Delta  Tau  Delta. 


STATE  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Department  of  State 


Raleigh,  May  9,  1923. 

The  National  Authorities  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

The  policy  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina  in  reference  to  women  students  is  to  permit  only 
a  certain  type  there  who  have  an  earnest  purpose  of  securing  a  real  education.  The  rule  is  that  women 
students  who  have  not  had  two  years  of  college  work  are  not  admitted.  The  women  students  we 
have  there  are  above  the  usual  standards  in  mental  qualifications. 

One  of  the  women  who  are  interested  in  the  establishment  of  a  Chapter  of  your  Fraternity,  has 
sent  me  a  list  of  the  proposed  members.  At  least  one-half  of  the  list  are  personally  known  to  me,  one 
of  them  being  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Francis  P.  Venable,  for  a  long  number  of  years  President  of  the 
University,  and  all  of  them  are  of  high  character  and  of  the  finest  type  of  mind. 

As  one  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  I  should  be  very  glad  indeed  to  see 
a  Fraternity  established  there  of  your  Association. 

Very  truly  yours, 

W.  N.  EVERETT, 

Secretary  of  State  and  Chairman  of  the  Building  Committee. 

Sigma  Nu. 


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THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


May  18,  1923. 

To  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

I  take  great  pleasure  in  recommending  the  petition  of  the  local  fraternity,  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  for 
a  charter  from  Pi  Beta  Phi.  I  have  known  the  petitioning  young  women  in  Beta  Alpha  Phi  for  some 
time,  both  officially  and  socially,  and  can  claim  for  them  high  scholastic  standing,  fine  character,  and 
grace  and  charm  of  manner  and  appearance.  Since  it  is  certain  that  women’s  fraternities  are  soon  to 
be  represented  in  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  I  should  like  to  see  the  early  establishment  of  a 
fraternity  of  the  rank  and  standing  of  Pi  Beta  Phi,  which  I  have  had  opportunity  of  observing  in 
several  institutions  with  which  I  have  been  connected. 

Very  truly  yours, 

JAMES  F.  ROYSTER, 

Dean  of  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts. 

Sigma  Chi. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 


May  23,  1923. 

To  the  National  Authorities  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

Beta  Alpha  Phi,  a  group  of  women  students  in  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  with  a  strictly 
local  organization  is,  I  understand,  petitioning  to  enter  Pi  Beta  Phi,  a  strong  national  organization. 

It  is  with  genuine  satisfaction  and  with  full  knowledge  that  I  bear  unreserved  testimony  to  the 
high  standing  of  the  petitioning  group,  individually  and  collectively,  in  character,  scholarship,  and 
social  standing,  and  in  the  quality  of  forcefulness  which  has  made  them  an  important  and  represen¬ 
tative  element  in  the  best  life  of  a  University  rich  in  venerable  tradition  of  the  past  and  keenly 
alive  to  the  new  spirit  of  the  present  day. 

Three  of  the  members  of  the  group  of  longest  standing  in  the  University  are  Phi  Beta  Kappa’s 
and  others  are  certain  to  be  chosen  when  the  opportunity  comes  to  them  in  due  course.  Some  of  them 
are  making  enviable  records  in  scholarship  in  science  and  other  special  departments  of  study.  Some 
are  identified  with  important  work  of  the  University  in  extending  its  influence  to  those  who  are  not 
so  fortunate  as  to  be  resident  students  here.  Others  have  won  high  places  in  writing  or  in  acting  in 
connection  with  the  “Carolina  Playmakers,”  the  dramatic  school  of  the  University. 

On  the  social  side,  the  group  includes  representatives  of  homes  of  the  highest  culture  and  re¬ 
finement  and  of  the  old  families  of  the  country  and  the  South — an  extraction  reflected  in  the  social 
charm  and  popularity  of  its  members. 

From  the  point  of  view  of  Pi  Beta  Phi,  I  believe  a  chapter  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina 
would  be  a  distinct  asset.  The  University  occupies  a  position  among  the  very  first  institutions  of  the 
South.  The  oldest  of  purely  state  universities  in  the  United  States,  it  looks  back  on  more  than  a 
century  of  honorable  tradition  and  prized  memories,  uniting  it  vitally  with  all  that  is  best  in  the  past 
of  the  state  and  country.  Liberally  and  loyally  supported  by  the  State,  it  is  advancing  with  fresh  en¬ 
thusiasm  and  tingling  interest  to  the  solution  of  present  day  problems  which  the  younger  generation 
must  meet.  The  University  is  more  and  more  recognized  as  a  center  whence  radiates  the  spirit 
which  must  guide  the  future.  In  accordance  with  this  spirit,  it  has  thrown  open  its  upper  classes  and 
its  professional  and  graduate  schools  to  women,  and  is  erecting  a  women’s  building  in  response  to  the 
needs  of  the  hour. 

No  more  fortunate  time  could  be  imagined  for  placing  here  a  chapter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi,  and  ex¬ 
tending  the  influence  of  the  organization  in  the  new  light  of  a  section  intimately  connected  both  with 
the  past  and  with  the  future. 

Very  respectfully, 

L.  P.  McGEHEE, 

Dean  of  School  of  Law. 
Kappa  Alpha  (Southern). 


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THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 


May  25,  1923. 

To  the  National  Fraternity  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

I  take  great  pleasure  in  recommending  the  group  of  young  ladies  which  I  understand  is  petition¬ 
ing  your  organization  for  a  charter.  This  group,  known  as  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  stands  very  high  at  the 
University  on  account  of  its  scholastic  record,  its  interest  and  participation  in  student  and  social  ac¬ 
tivities,  and  its  personnel. 

Very  truly  yours, 

E.  V.  HOWELL, 

Dean,  School  of  Pharmacy. 

Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


To  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

Being  personally  acquainted  with  the  members  of  the  local  chapter  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  and  know¬ 
ing  them  to  be  worthy  students,  I  beg  herewith  to  endorse  their  petition  for  a  national  charter. 

Very  truly  yours, 

G.  M.  BRAUNE, 

Dean,  School  of  F.ngineering. 

Kappa  Sigma. 


THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


May  23,  1923. 

The  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

The  group  of  young  ladies  applying  for  a  charter  for  the  establishment  of  a  chapter  here  at  this 
University  is  an  unusually  attractive  group  and  I  am  very  glad  to  say  that  a  chapter  could  not  be 
established  under  more  favorable  auspices. 

Yours  very  truly, 

I.  H.  MANNING, 

Dean,  School  of  Medicine. 

Phi  Kappa  Sigma. 


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UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


May  22,  1923. 

To  the  Higher  Officers  of  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

I  desire  to  recommend  to  your  favorable  consideration  the  local  fraternity  which  was  established 
here  two  years  ago  under  the  name  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi.  This  fraternity  has  applied  for  a  charter 
from  you  and  it  gives  me  great  pleasure  to  urge  that  you  grant  it. 

The  young  women  composing  the  membership  of  this  fraternity  have  an  exceptional  record  in 
scholarship  here  at  the  University,  and  without  exception,  so  far  as  I  know,  are  entirely  eligible  on 
the  score  of  character,  popularity,  family  and  social  position  to  become  members  of  a  high-class  and 
exclusive  fraternity.  I  believe  I  am  acquainted  with  all  but  two  of  the  girls,  some  of  whom  I  have 
taught,  many  of  whom  have  been  in  and  out  of  my  home  frequently,  and  the  rest  of  whom  I  have  known 
either  as  attendants  at  the  dances  here  or  as  members  of  the  church  which  I  attend.  I  am  sure  you 
would  make  no  mistake  in  granting  them  a  charter  and  I  very  much  hope  that  you  will  do  so. 

Very  truly  yours, 

A.  H.  PATTERSON, 

Dean,  School  of  Applied  Science,  and  Chairman,  Faculty  Committee  on  Fraternities. 

Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon. 


THE  PAN-HELLENIC  COUNCIL 
UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


May  13,  1922. 


To  the  Grand  Officers  and  Members  of  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

The  Pan-Hellenic  Council  of  men’s  fraternities  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  composed  of 
the  sixteen  national  fraternities  represented  at  this  University,  wishes  to  take  this  means  of  express¬ 
ing  its  unanimous  recommendation  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  for  a  charter  of  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity.  This 
group  is  commended  to  your  especial  attention  as  the  first  organization  of  its  kind  among  the  women 
of  this  University.  Its  membership  is  made  up  of  an  unquestionably  high  personnel,  which  holds 
the  respect  and  good  will  of  the  fraternities  here.  In  view  of  the  recent  growth  of  the  women  s 
department  at  the  University  a  splendid  field  for  expansion  is  offered  to  your  fraternity  by  this  group. 

Very  truly  yours, 

ROBERT  H.  FRAZIER, 

President. 

Beta  Theta  Pi. 


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THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


May  23,  1923. 

To  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

I  wish  to  submit  my  unqualified  endorsement  of  the  application  of  Beta  Alphi  Phi  of  the  Uni¬ 
versity  of  North  Carolina  for  a  charter  as  a  chapter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi.  The  young  women  who  make  up 
this  group  are  excellent  students,  dependable  and  effective  workers  in  student  affairs,  and  endowed 
with  the  finest  social  graces. 

It  is  a  pleasure  to  commend  them  to  your  consideration. 

Respectfully, 

D.  D.  CARROLL, 

Dean,  School  of  Commerce. 

Pi  Kappa  Phi. 


BETA  CHAPTER  OF  DELTA  KAPPA  EPSILON 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


Hall  of  Beta,  May  7th,  1923. 

To:  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity 

From:  Beta  Chapter  of  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon, 

GREETING: 

We  are  informed  that  a  local  sorority,  known  as  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  has  been  requesting  a  char¬ 
ter  from  you  for  some  time,  and  we  take  this  opportunity  to  communicate  to  you  our  esteem  for  its 
members.  They  all  have  an  unusually  high  scholastic  standing,  but  in  spite  of  this,  are  not,  in  any 
respect,  behind  in  other  activities  which  go  to  complete  a  well-rounded  college  education.  The  so¬ 
rority,  as  a  whole,  is  one  that  would  surely  do  credit  to  you  as  a  chapter,  and  we  assure  you  that  it 
would  be  a  great  pleasure  to  us  to  welcome  a  chapter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  at  the  University  of  North  Caro¬ 
lina. 

Done  at  Chapel  Hill  this  seventh  day  of  May,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hun¬ 
dred  and  twenty-three,  and  of  the  Fraternity  the  seventy-ninth. 

R.  D.  WHICHARD, 

For  the  Chapter. 


ETA  BETA  CHAPTER,  BETA  THETA  PI 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

To  The  Pi  Beta  Phi  Woman’s  Fraternity: 

The  North  Carolina  Chapter,  the  Eta  Beta  of  Beta  Theta  Pi,  endorses  and  gives  its  hearty  rec¬ 
ommendation  to  Beta  Alpha  Phi  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina  for  a  chapter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi. 
It  has  been  our  pleasure  to  hear,  from  all  sources,  most  complimentary  reports  of  this  organization. 

GEO.  T.  PATTON,  Jr., 

Sec’t.  Eta  Beta  of  Beta  Theta  Pi. 


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To  Whom  It  May  Concern: 

Beta  Alpha  Phi,  a  local  sorority  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  is  worthy  of  every  consid¬ 
eration.  We  heartily  recommend  them  to  any  “national.” 

N.  C.  Xi.  CHAPTER  OF  SIGMA  ALPHA  EPSILON. 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.  May  25,  1923. 


To  the  National  Officers  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

The  Upsilon  Chapter  of  Zeta  Psi  takes  pleasure  in  seconding  the  petition  of  the  local,  Beta 
Alpha  Phi,  for  a  chapter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi.  The  Upsilon  Chapter  bases  its  recommendation  both  on  the 
local  situation  with  regard  to  women’s  fraternities  and  on  the  personnel  of  the  local  petitioning  body. 

Since  a  new  woman’s  building  is  to  be  erected  at  the  University,  the  registration  of  women  stu¬ 
dents  is  expected  to  increase  greatly.  Considering  this  increase  in  numbers  from  which  to  choose  the 
members  of  the  local  chapter,  and  considering  the  fact  that  the  first  fraternities  established  at  an  insti¬ 
tution  always  have  an  advantage  over  those  established  at  a  later  date,  the  Upsilon  Chapter  believes 
that  the  time  is  propitious  for  the  establishment  of  national  women’s  fraternities  at  the  University  of 
North  Carolinat. 

The  personnel  of  the  local  chapter,  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  has  a  very  high  standing  with  University 
authorities,  leading  all  of  the  men’s  fraternities  in  scholarship.  The  young  ladies  composing  the  local 
petitioning  group  represent  many  of  the  best  families  in  the  state. 

Considering  the  above  facts  the  Upsilon  Chapter  of  Zeta  Psi  takes  pleasure  in  recommending 
the  local  chapter. 

A.  L.  PURRINGTON,  Jr., 

For  the  Upsilon  Chapter  of  Zeta  Psi. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 


Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity, 

Greetings : 

Upsilon  Chapter  of  Kappa  Alpha  (Southern)  desires  to  recommend  to  you  for  serious  considera¬ 
tion  and  adoption  the  petition  of  the  local,  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  for  a  chapter  of  your  fraternity. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

UPSILON  OF  KAPPA  ALPHA, 

J.  Y.  Kerr,  G.  S. 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  April  26,  1923. 


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To  the  National  Officers  of  Pi  Beta  Phi, 

Greeting: 

It  is  with  the  sincerest  pleasure  that  we  wish  to  recommend  Beta  Alpha  Phi  for  a  charter  in  Pi 
Beta  Phi.  Nortli  Carolina  Beta  feels  itself  honored  through  the  acquaintance  and  friendship  of  its 
members,  and  is  certain  that  should  a  charter  be  granted  them,  that  they  will  do  utmost  credit  to  Pi 
Beta  Phi,  for  they  are  in  every  way  worthy  of  a  charter. 

Ever  since  its  organization,  the  members  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  have  held  the  lead  in  every  phase 
of  college  activity  participated  in  by  the  women  students  of  the  University.  In  scholarship,  in  social 
activities  and  in  student  offices  they  are  the  acknowledged  leaders.  Adequate  provision  for  women 
students  has  recently  been  made,  and  it  is  certain  that  Beta  Alpha  Phi  will  be  able  to  maintain  its 
membership  and  leadership  at  the  present  high  standard. 

Very  truly, 

NORTH  CAROLINA  BETA  OF  PHI  DELTA  THETA. 


SIGMA  NU  FRATERNITY,  PSI  CHAPTER 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

To  Whom  it  May  Concern: 

It  gives  us  a  very  genuine  pleasure  to  recommend  for  a  charter  from  Pi  Beta  Phi  the  local 
chapter  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi. 

SIGMA  NU  FRATERNITY,  PSI  CHAPTER, 

By  Dink  James,  Jr. 


SIGMA  CHI  FRATERNITY,  ALPHA  TAU  CHAPTER 
University  of  North  Carolina 


To  Pi  Beta  Phi: 


Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  April  24,  1923. 


Alpha  Tau  chapter  of  Sigma  Chi  welcomes  the  opportunity  to  recommend  the  local  fraternity 
Beta  Alpha  Phi  to  Pi  Beta  Phi. 

The  members  of  this  chapter  have  the  privilege  of  being  acquainted  with  the  individual  members 
of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  and  in  our  opinion  the  acquisition  of  this  group  will  be  a  distinctive  gain  for  any 
national  fraternity.  W.  H  GAITHER, 

Consul. 


TAU  CHAPTER  PI  KAPPA  ALPHA  FRATERNITY 
UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill 

To  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Sorority:  May  26,  1923. 

Tau  Chapter  of  the  Pi  Kappa  Alpha  fraternity  takes  great  pleasure  in  recommending  the  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  Beta  Alpha  Phi  Sorority  (local)  as  a  group  of  young  women  of  the  highest  type.  We  feel 
that  their  organization  will  reflect  credit  on  any  national  organization  with  which  they  may  affiliate. 

HAROLD  J.  BOWEN, 

For  the  Fraternity. 


PI  KAPPA  PHI  FRATERNITY,  KAPPA  CHAPTER 
UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


May  15,  1923. 

From:  Kappa  of  Pi  Kappa  Phi 
To:  The  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity. 

Upon  information  that  the  local  fraternity,  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  is  petitioning  Pi  Beta  Phi  for  a 
charter,  we  wish  to  take  this  opportunity  to  express  to  you  the  high  regard  in  which  we  hold  the 
members  of  this  group.  They  are  the  recognized  leaders  among  the  women  students  in  scholarship, 
campus  activities,  and  social  life  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  It  is  unusual  to  see  a  group 
which  stands  so  well  in  scholarship  attain  so  remarkable  a  record  for  participation  in  outside  affairs. 

We  know  of  no  finer  group  of  young  women  whom  we  could  more  heartily  recommend  to  a  na¬ 
tional  fraternity  of  high  standards.  We  would  heartily  welcome  the  establishment  here  at  the  Uni¬ 
versity  of  a  chapter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi,  made  up  of  such  young  women  as  now  constitute  the  membership 
of  Beta  Alpha  Phi. 

Respectfully, 

E.  M.  ARMFIELD, 

For  the  Chapter. 


To  The  National  Officers  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

Beta  Alpha  Phi  Fraternity  ranks  among  the  leading  fraternities  at  the  University.  Its  member¬ 
ship  is  composed  of  many  of  the  most  prominent  and  accomplished  young  ladies  on  the  campus.  Its 
excellent  standing  in  every  way  is  indicative  of  its  prominence  and  position. 

ALPHA  DELTA  CHAPTER  OF  DELTA  SIGMA  PHI. 


ALP  PI  A  ETA  CHAPTER,  THETA  CHI  FRATERNITY 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


May  24,  1923. 


To  The  Grand  Chapter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  Sorority: 

Alpha  Eta  Chapter  of  Theta  Chi  Fraternity  most  heartily  endorses  the  application  of  the 
Beta  Alpha  Phi  local  sorority  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina  for  membership  in  your  sorority. 
The  group  is  a  strong  and  representative  group  of  young  ladies,  and  will  in  our  judgment,  be  a 
credit  to  your  organization.  Should  you  see  fit  to  grant  their  petition,  you  will  thereby  add  an¬ 
other  very  strong  member  to  your  already  splendid  family. 

Yours  very  truly, 

WORTH  D.  HENDERSON, 

Secretary, 

Alpha  Eta  Chapter,  Theta  Chi  Fraternity. 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


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To  The  National  Officers  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

We  heartily  recommend  to  you  Beta  Alpha  Phi  for  initiation  into  your  Fraternity. 

The  University  of  North  Carolina  offers  an  ideal  field  for  fraternities,  and  this  local  is  worthy 
of  the  highest  consideration.  The  young  ladies  are  known  to  us  personally  and  we  know  each  of 
them  to  represent  the  highest  type  of  southern  womanhood. 

We  sincerely  hope  to  see  them  installed  at  an  early  date. 

Very  truly  yours, 

NORTH  CAROLINA  DELTA  DELTA  OF  SIGMA  PHI  EPSILON. 


Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  April  26,  1923. 

National  Authorities, 

Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity, 

Care  Miss  Lulu  Helen  Clark,  Sec., 

1038  Salem  Avenue, 

Dayton,  Ohio. 

It  is  with  pleasure  that  we  learn  that  the  local  organization,  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  is  petitioning  Pi 
Beta  Phi  for  a  chapter  to  be  located  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  The  members  of  the  peti¬ 
tioning  group  are  known  personally  to  the  members  of  Gamma  Omega  chapter  of  Delta  Tau  Delta 
and  this  chapter  recommends  them  and  would  gladly  welcome  them  as  sisters  in  the  greek  letter 
world  in  a  fraternity  of  the  national  standing  of  Pi  Beta  Phi.  We  believe  that  this  group  complies 
fully  with  all  requirements  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  and  a  chapter  here  would  be  a  worthy  addition  to  your  na¬ 
tional  organization. 

The  University  of  North  Carolina  offers  an  exceptional  field  for  sororities.  The  vast  amount 
of  improvements  provided  for  by  the  state  includes  an  appropriation  for  the  erection  of  a  woman’s 
dormitory.  This  is  a  recognition  on  the  part  of  the  authorities  that  the  women  of  the  student  body 
will  be  of  constantly  increasing  importance. 

We  believe  that  your  investigation  will  bear  us  out  in  our  hearty  recommendation  of  this  group 
and  hope  that  you  may  see  fit  to  grant  them  a  charter. 

Very  truly  yours, 

GAMMA  OMEGA  CHAPTER  OF  DELTA  TAU  DELTA, 

ROLAND  B.  EUTSLER,  Sec. 

(Copy  to  Beta  Alpha  Phi) 


Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  May  25,  1923. 

To  the  Grand  Officers  and  Members  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

The  Beta  Xi  Chapter  of  Kappa  Psi  Fraternity  wishes  to  take  this  means  of  expressing  its  rec¬ 
ommendation  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  Fraternity  for  a  charter  of  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity.  The  mem¬ 
bers  of  this  organization  represent  the  highest  type  of  women  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina. 

Very  truly  yours, 

BETA  CHAPTER  OF  KAPPA  PSI  FRATERNITY. 

By  C.  H.  RAND. 


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To  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

We  understand  that  the  local  sorority,  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  is  petitioning  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity. 
Having  known  and  been  associated  with  these  young  ladies  in  various  phases  of  university  life, 
we  are  pleased  to  recommend  their  petition. 

RHO  CHAPTER,  ALPHA  CHI  SIGMA. 

GEORGE  MURPHY,  Reporter. 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  Alpha  Chi  Sigma  Hall,  May  22,  1923. 


VANCE’S  INN  OF  PHI  DELTA  PHI  LEGAL  FRATERNITY. 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  May  26,  1923. 

To  the  National  Fraternity  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

Vance’s  Inn  of  the  legal  fraternity  of  Phi  Delta  Phi  deems  it  both  a  privilege  and  a  pleasure  to 
recommend  for  your  earnest  consideration  the  petition  of  the  group  of  young  ladies  known  here  as 
Beta  Alpha  Phi.  One  would  indeed  have  to  search  far  and  select  with  fine  discrimination  in  order 
to  discover  a  higher  type  of  womanhood  than  is  represented  in  this  group.  Of  highest  scholarly  at¬ 
tainments  and  in  social  standing  second  to  none,  they  would  be  a  distinct  addition  to  any  organization. 
We  recommend  them  to  you  most  heartily. 

Respectfully  yours, 

VANCE’S  INN  OF  THE  DELTA  PHI  LEGAL  FRATERNITY. 

JOHN  PAUL  TROTTER,  Magister. 


The  University  of  North  Carolina, 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

May  23,  1923. 


Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  May  22,  1923. 

The  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

With  a  great  deal  of  pleasure  we  commend  to  you  the  group  of  girls  who  compose  the  Beta 
Alpha  Phi  Fraternity  here.  Most  of  these  girls  have  been  known  by  members  of  this  fraternity  for 
a  number  of  years.  Some  of  them  have  been  associated  with  us  in  campus  work  and  have  always 
impressed  us  with  the  most  sterling  and  refined  qualities.  In  fact,  in  our  opinion  they  compose  a 
group  that  would  do  honor  to  any  order  with  whom  they  might  become  affiliated. 

As  it  is  the  function  of  our  organization  to  watch  things  develop  here  on  the  campus,  we  have 
not  failed  to  observe  the  growth  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi.  At  one  time  it  appeared  that  the  organization 
had  insuperable  obstacles  to  fight  against.  But  they  have  met  these  in  a  way  which  has  caused  admi¬ 
ration  to  those  who  were  interested  in  them.  There  is  no  doubt  but  that  their  becoming  affiliated  with 
such  an  order  as  Pi  Beta  Phi  would  enable  them  to  grow  into  a  greater  and  more  commendable  or¬ 
ganization;  therefore,  we  shall  be  heartily  glad  to  learn  that  you  have  delivered  a  charter  of  your  fra¬ 
ternity  into  their  keeping. 

With  the  highest  regard,  we  are, 

Odd  Number  Chapter, 

SIGMA  UPSILON  NATIONAL  LITERARY  FRATERNITY, 

By  GARLAND  B.  PORTER. 


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Pi  Beta  Phi  National  Fraternity: 

It  gives  the  order  of  Amphoterothen  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina  very  much  pleasure  to 
commend  to  you  the  group  of  young  women  composing  the  local  chapter  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi.  We 
know  the  full  membership,  some  of  them  we  have  been  acquainted  with  for  years,  and  we  are  confident 
in  saying  that  they  will  meet  any  standards  of  excellence  your  order  might  require  to  be  met. 

We  understand  that  Pi  Beta  Phi  represents  the  best  among  the  women’s  fraternities  of  America. 
It  is  just  such  an  organization  that  should  place  a  charter  with  the  girls  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi;  for  in 
them  will  be  found  the  qualities  which  have  made  your  fraternity  what  it  is. 

Cordially  yours, 

THE  ORDER  OF  AMPHOTEROTHEN, 

P.  G.  GRANT,  Secretary. 


Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  April  30,  1923. 

The  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

We  take  much  pleasure  in  recommending  to  your  Fraternity  the  Beta  Alpha  Phi  Fraternity  of 
the  University  of  North  Carolina.  They  are  without  question  the  best  group  of  girls  on  our  campus 
and,  in  our  estimation,  exactly  the  type  that  would  represent  such  an  order  as  yours  gracefully  and 
honorably. 

According  to  the  way  Sigma  Delta  Chi  looks  at  organizations,  the  members  who  compose  them 
must  possess  such  qualities  as  culture,  honor,  dependability,  high-mindedness  and  personal  charm. 
The  girls  who  compose  Beta  Alpha  Phi  have  these.  We  are  confident,  therefore,  that  your  fraternity 
could  benefit  and  add  fresh  honor  to  your  name  in  placing  a  charter  at  the  University  of  North  Car¬ 
olina  and  with  these  girls. 

We  are  most  cordially  yours, 

NORTH  CAROLINA  CHAPTER  OF  SIGMA  DELTA  CHI  NATIONAL 

JOURNALISTIC  FRATERNITY, 

By  MACK  O.  GORHAM. 


SUPREME  COURT,  NORTH  CAROLINA 

Raleigh,  May  12,  1923. 

To  the  National  Authorities  of  the  Pi  Bta  Phi  Fraternity: 

Dear  Mesdames — I  am  informed  that  the  Beta  Alpha  Phi  Sorority  of  Chapel  Hill,  North  Caro¬ 
lina,  has  petitioned  for  a  chapter  in  the  National  Pi  Beta  Phi  and  I  ask  the  privilege  of  writing  to 
you  concerning  them. 

I  have  personally  known  most  of  these  young  ladies  for  several  years  and  have  taken  pains 
to  inform  myself  about  the  others,  and  it  affords  me  pleasure  to  say  of  them  that  they  are  earnest- 
minded,  intelligent  girls  who  have  taken  a  high  stand  at  our  State  University,  and  by  their  charac¬ 
ter,  capacity  and  diligence,  as  well  as  by  their  social  graces  and  accomplishments,  have  become  a  very 
real  and  helpful  influence  in  the  state.  I  most  cordially  commend  them  to  your  favorable  considera¬ 
tion. 


Very  respectfully. 


W.  A.  HOKE, 
Associate  Justice. 


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Dear  Sophie  Woodman: 

Mary  (Mary  Badger  Wilson,  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  New  York  Beta)  tells  me  that  you  have  a 
a  group  in  Chapel  Hill  petitioning  Pi  Beta  Phi,  and  she  asks  me  to  play  supplement  to  her  informa¬ 
tion  about  them.  I  just  have  to  read  the  list  to  know  that  I  should  advise  any  fraternitv  to  take 
them.  Their  names  are  distinguished  in  North  Carolina;  distinguished  in  the  past  and  in  the  present. 
I  should  say  that  without  a  shadow  of  doubt,  that  group  would  lead  any  that  could  be  formed  in  our 
exceedingly  good  university.  From  the  bottom  of  my  heart,  I  envy  you  them! 

Do  you  ever  see  Miss  Keller?  I  worked  with  her  once  over  a  Goucher  Panhellenic  row,  in 
1912,  I  think,  when  I  was  Grand  President  of  Kappa  Alpha  Theta.  There  were  few  people  so  able 
and  attractive  in  the  fraternity  world,  I  thought. 

Well,  good  luck  to  the  Chapel  Hill  girls  and  to  you! 

Yours  most  sincerely, 

MABEL  HALE, 

(Kappa  Alpha  Theta) 

New  York  City,  129  East  Fortieth  St., 

March  the  twentythird. 


ROBERSON  &  WHITFIELD 
Attorney  s-at-Law 


To  Pi  Beta  Phi: 


Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  May  23,  1923. 


It  gives  me  pleasure  to  endorse  the  petition  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  for  a  charter  of  your  fraternity. 

As  a  member  of  this  community  for  the  past  forty  years  I  have  watched  the  University  grow  into 
the  leading  institution  for  higher  education  in  the  South.  In  point  of  service  it  is  the  oldest  State 
University  in  America,  its  charter  dating  from  1789.  Together  with  Johns  Hopkins  and  the  Univer¬ 
sity  of  Virginia,  it  has  the  distinction  of  being  one  of  the  three  Southern  institutions  elected  to  mem¬ 
bership  in  the  Association  of  American  Universities.  The  long  and  illustrious  history  of  the  Uni¬ 
versity  makes  it  a  most  desirable  field  for  the  establishment  of  fraternites.  The  tremendous  building 
program  now  under  way,  involving  millions  of  dollars,  assures  expansion  and  greater  development  in 
the  future.  One  of  the  features  of  this  program  is  a  new  building  for  women  planned  for  immediate 
erection.  Although  at  the  present  time  the  women  are  outnumbered,  there  is  every  indication  that 
there  is  a  great  future  for  women  here. 

I  should  like  to  commend  especially  to  you  the  young  women  who  compose  the  membership  of 
the  petitioning  group.  They  are  women  of  excellent  character,  attractive  personality,  and  of  the 
highest  social  standing  in  the  state.  They  come  from  representative  families  of  the  south.  Your  fra¬ 
ternity  cannot  make  a  mistake  to  count  among  its  chapters  this  group  of  women.  Its  standards  and 
ideals  are  outstanding,  and  I  feel  confident  that  with  the  promising  outlook  for  women  at  the  Univer¬ 
sity  in  the  future,  there  will  be  no  difficulty  in  maintaining  them. 

With  best  wishes,  I  am, 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

W.  S.  ROBERSON, 

Mayor  of  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


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Raleigh,  N.  C.,  May  19,  1923. 

The  National  Authorities  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

It  gives  me  pleasure  to  state  that  I  know  ten  of  the  young  ladies  who  are  in  the  group  apply¬ 
ing  for  membership  in  the  Pi  Beta  Phi.  They  are  in  my  opinion  very  superior  young  women,  both 
intellectually  and  personally.  I  think  it  would  be  difficult  to  find  a  finer  group  in  any  college.  The 
others  whom  I  do  not  know  personally  are  known  to  me  and  I  am  confident  they  are  all  the  same 
sort. 

WARREN  W.  WAY, 

Rector. 


THE  NORTH  CAROLINA  FEDERATION  OF  WOMEN’S  CLUBS 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  May  22,  1923. 

To  the  National  Fraternity  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

It  is  a  great  pleasure  to  me  to  recommend  for  your  consideration  the  petition  of  Beta  Alpha 
Phi  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina  for  a  charter  to  your  fraternity. 

I  have  known  personally  all  the  members  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  since  its  organization  here  Jan¬ 
uary  15,  1921.  Personally  attractive,  keenly  intellectual,  accomplished  in  dramatics,  music  and 
other  arts,  endowed  with  an  unusual  sense  of  fairness  and  justice,  together  with  an  unlimited  capac¬ 
ity  for  assuming  responsibilities,  these  young  women  will  be  a  credit  to  any  organization,  as  they  are 
to  this  University  and  to  this  community. 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

NELLIE  ROBERSON, 

Chairman  of  the  Bureau  of  Information,  North  Carolina  Federation  of  Women’s  Clubs. 


Dear  Pi  Phi’s: 

We  isolated  Pi  Phi’s  desire  very  much  to  have  a  chapter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  in  North  Carolina,  and 
I,  one  of  them,  know  of  no  college  in  the  state  that  meets  the  requirements  of  Pi  Phi  as  does  the 
University  of  North  Carolina. 

With  the  fine  girls  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  initiated  into  Pi  Beta  Phi  with  its  ideals  and  beauty,  I 
think  a  chapter  there  would  have  a  most  excellent  field  to  work  in  and  would  wield  a  beautiful  influ¬ 
ence  on  campus  life. 

I  have  visited  the  University  often  and  have  known  this  petitioning  group  for  a  long  time,  and 
I  recommend  them  to  the  Committee  on  Extension. 

ROSE  NOWELL, 

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Florida  Alpha 

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Chapel  Hill,  N.  C.,  May  27,  1923. 

Dear  Sisters  in  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

It  is  with  great  pleasure  that  I  recommend  to  you  the  girls  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi. 

I  have  been  closely  associated  with  them  for  nearly  three  years.  I  know  their  families  and  their 
associations.  I  know  the  girls  personally,  and  affectionately.  They  are  young  women  of  character 
who  have  stood  the  test  and  proved  themselves  worthy. 

We  should  be  proud  of  the  fact  that  they  have  chosen  us  above  all  other  fraternities  to  petition. 
They  are  the  type  of  girl  whom  we  want  to  have  wear  the  Arrow  in  the  State  of  North  Carolina. 

Sincerely  yours  for  Pi  Beta  Phi, 

MILLICENT  PERKINS  LAWRENCE, 

(Mrs.  Alfred  S.) 

New  York  Beta. 


May  26,  1923. 

Dear  Pi  Phis  in  Convention: 

It  is  with  a  great  deal  of  pleasure  that  I  address  to  you  this  letter  about  the  Beta  Alpha  Phi 
girls  of  North  Carolina.  I  had  heard  high  reports  of  them  before  I  came  to  North  Carolina  and  I 
must  say  that  they  lived  up  to  and  surpassed  all  that  I  had  heard.  They  are  an  unusually  fine  group, 
distinguished  for  their  intellectual  attainments,  as  well  as  for  their  good  looks  and  social  popularity. 
I  have  talked  with  them  a  good  deal  and  have  seen  how  they  work,  and  I  know  that  their  ideals  are 
such  as  will  make  them  good  Pi  Phis.  They  will  be  a  real  credit  to  the  fraternity  and  I  have  no 
doubt  of  their  ability  to  maintain  their  present  standards.  I  am  very  anxious  to  greet  them  as  sisters 
in  Pi  Phi  and  so  I  recommend  them  to  you  most  heartily. 

Affectionately, 

Yours  in  Pi  Phi, 

HARRIET  WILMOT  CALDWELL, 

New  York  Beta. 


WESTHAMPTON  COLLEGE 
UNIVERSITY  OF  RICHMOND 
Richmond,  Va. 


May  24,  1923. 

I  am  very  glad  for  this  opportunity  to  recommend  to  the  Grand  Council  and  to  the  Convention 
Delegates  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  the  group,  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  I  consider 
it  a  representative  group  of  students,  serious  in  purpose,  with  high  ideals  and  standards  that  are 
worthy  in  every  way  of  Pi  Beta  Phi.  They  take  an  active  part  in  the  college  life,  being  represented 
in  the  Dramatic  Club,  Student  Government  Association,  Student  Publications,  and  all  social  activi¬ 
ties.  The  University  of  North  Carolina  is  one  of  the  old  established  universities  in  the  South  and 
has  high  academic  standards.  The  women  are  full  sharers  in  all  privileges  of  the  University  and 
have  chosen  to  go  to  Chapel  Hill  rather  than  attend  the  College  for  Women  at  Greensboro  which  has 
not  the  same  academic  standing,  although  it  is  the  state  supported  institution  for  women.  These 
students  therefore  show  a  real  desire  for  scholarship  and  academic  standing  of  the  best  character 
and  are  doing  a  very  good  grade  of  work.  I  recommend  them  most  heartily  for  a  chapter  of  Pi  Beta 
Phi. 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

PAULINE  TURNBULL, 

New  York  Alpha. 


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To  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

The  Patronesses  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  would  like  to  say  that  this  group  of  girls  has  their  unquali¬ 
fied  admiration  and  friendship,  that  they  are  the  kind  of  girls  who  stand  out  distinctly  for  their  grace 
of  manner  and  charm  of  personality  as  well  as  their  intelligence  and  breadth  of  mind. 

We  are  very  anxious  to  see  the  establishment  at  the  University  of  a  National  Woman’s  Fraternity 
such  as  Pi  Beta  Phi,  and  wish  to  take  this  opportunity  to  commend  this  particular  group  to  your  fra¬ 
ternity. 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

MRS.  P.  H.  WINSTON, 

(For  the  Patronesses) 


540  West  122nd  St.,  New  York  City. 

Dear  Mrs.  Lawrence: 

As  you  know,  I  have  been  in  touch,  through  Sophie  Woodman,  with  the  progress  of  the  group 
of  girls  at  Chapel  Hill  who  are  planning  to  petition  Pi  Phi.  It  has  been  a  very  real  happiness  to 
me  to  learn  that  affairs  are  shaping  themselves  toward  the  actual  petition  in  the  immediate  future 
and  I  hope  with  all  my  heart  that  this  present  year  will  see  Carolina  Alpha  installed. 

If  you  will  pardon  a  brief  personal  reference,  I  would  like  to  explain  to  you  why  I  am  so  deeply 
interested  in  the  group  which  you  are  sponsoring.  Although  I  have  lived  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  the 
greater  part  of  my  life,  I  am  a  North  Carolinian  by  birth  and  separation  from  the  state  has  only  in¬ 
tensified  my  love  for  it  and  for  all  its  splendid  traditions.  The  University  is  especially  dear  to  my 
heart  because  there  has  not  been  a  generation  since  it  was  founded  when  some  of  my  people  were  not 
connected  with  it.  The  copy  of  the  history  of  the  University  winch  Dr.  Battle  sent  my  father  is 
very  familiar  to  me  and  is  filled  with  names  which  are  very  dear.  I  explain  all  this  so  that  you  may 
understand  how  close  Chapel  Hill  is  to  my  heart.  In  that  way  I  can  make  it  clear  to  you  that  my 
interest  in  the  proposed  chapter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  is  a  double  one.  Because  I  love  the  fraternity,  I 
want  it  to  go  into  a  University  whose  traditions  are  as  finely  American  as  those  of  any  institution  in 
the  country,  whose  scholastic  standards  are  high,  and  whose  associations  enrich  the  lives  of  all  its 
graduates.  But,  also,  because  I  love  the  University,  I  want  to  see  the  women  who  are  now  enjoying  a 
full  share  of  its  opportunities  given  the  further  opportunities  and  privileges  which  come  from  mem¬ 
bership  in  our  fraternity. 

You  will  know,  then,  how  proud  I  was  to  see  the  list  of  names  (which  Sophie  showed  me)  of 
the  petitioning  group.  They  were  almost  all  well  known  to  me,  although  I  have  lived  so  long  away 
from  the  state,  because  they  are  names  which  are  bound  up  with  the  traditions  of  the  state.  And 
from  friends  who  knew  the  girls  personally,  I  learned  that  the  girls  were  just  as  fine  as  their  names — 
that  they  had  charming  personalities  and  were  girls  who  did  things.  It  seems  to  me  an  opportunity 
that  we  cannot  miss — to  enter  a  great  University  with  a  splendid  chapter  like  this.  And  of  course, 
you  and  I  both  know  what  an  opportunity  it  is  for  the  girls.  That  in  entering  upon  fraternity  life 
they  should  choose  Pi  Phi  is  another  proof  of  their  good  judgment  and  discrimination! 

Will  you  let  me  wish  you  good  luck  and  speedy  success  with  the  petition?  There  wll  not  be 
anyone  any  happier  than  I  when  Carolina  Alpha  is  installed. 

Yours  in  Pi  Beta  Phi, 

MARY  BADGER  WILSON, 

New  York  Beta. 


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Dear  Pi  Phis  in  Convention: 


It  has  been  my  great  joy  to  come  to  know  each  of  the  girls  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  during  the  past 
two  years,  and  there  is  not  one  among  them  whom  I  would  hesitate  for  a  moment  to  recommend  to 
my  own  chapter  as  Pi  Phi  material. 

Through  the  most  trying  and  exacting  of  circumstances,  over  which  they  had  no  control,  they 
have  shown  their  true  blue  spirit  and  I  consider  a  chapter  here  with  these  girls  an  opportunity  for  Pi 

Beta  Phi. 


JANE  WHITE  COMER, 

Texas  Alpha,  1920. 


New  York  Alpha. 

To  Phi  Phis  in  Convention: 

Both  individually  and  collectively  we  eighteen  Pi  Phis  of  the  North  Carolina  Alumnae  Club, 
representing  chapters  from  Ontario  Alpha  to  Texas  Alpha,  and  from  Vermont  Alpha  to  Oregon 
Beta,  endorse  unreservedly  the  petition  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi.  We  feel  especially  the  need  of  a  chapter 
in  a  state  where  we  see  such  abundant  material  and  inspiration  for  a  happy  chapter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi. 
It  would  be  a  strategic  link  in  the  golden  chain  of  our  fraternity. 

THE  NORTH  CAROLINA  ALUMNAE  CLUB. 


PHI  ALPHA  DELTA  LAW  FRATERNITY 
Ruffin  Chapter 

UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 
Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 


May  25,  1923. 

To  the  Chapters  of  Pi  Beta  Phi: 

Upon  learning  that  a  local  chapter,  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  is  petitioning  your  sorority,  we  hasten  to  add 
our  heartiest  endorsement  and  commend  it  to  your  favorable  consideration. 

Beta  Alpha  Phi,  the  University’s  first  sorority,  has  enjoyed  the  unquestionable  leadership  and 
highest  esteem  since  its  organization.  Its  membership  represents  our  State’s  leading  families,  as  well 
as  the  splendid  type  of  college  girl  that  North  Carolina  affords. 

A  chapta  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  would  receive  a  most  cordial  welcome  at  the  University,  where  its  high 
qualities  would  be  upheld  and  its  permanency  insured. 

Very  sincerely, 

O.  M.  ABERNETHY, 

Justice,  Ruffin  Chapter,  P.  A.  D. 


STUDENT  GOVERNMENT  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA. 

The  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

I  commend  the  young  women  who  compose  Beta  Alpha  Phi  of  this  University  to  you  with  equal 
confidence  and  pleasure.  It  has  been  my  good  fortune  to  know  them  this  year  and  some  of  them  for 
several  years  past.  As  I  take  it  your  order  is  holding  its  standards  very  high,  not  only  as  to  the  per¬ 
sonnel  of  the  prospective  chapters  but  of  the  institutions  involved.  I  have  no  doubt  of  the  results  of 
your  examinations  of  this  University  as  a  probable  chapter  home.  I  could  say  nothing  higher  for 
the  group  composing  Beta  Alpha  Phi  than  that  they  represent  the  University  as  it  should  be  repre¬ 
sented;  always  with  honor  to  themselves  and  the  institution.  I  should  be  very  glad  to  welcome  a  chap¬ 
ter  of  Pi  Beta  Phi  here ;  I  think  your  order  and  our  institution  have  much  for  each  other. 

Cordially  yours, 

(Signed)  GARLAND  B.  PORTER, 

President  of  the  Student  Body,  1921-22. 

University  of  North  Carolina. 


Charlotte,  N.  C.,  May  29,  1923. 

Dear  Pi  Beta  Phi  Sisters: 

In  my  opinion,  the  University  of  North  Carolina  is  about  the  grandest  place  I  know.  Chapel 
Hill  is  a  typical  University  town  with  plenty  of  university  pep  and  spirit.  I  have  visited  the  Beta 
Alpha  Phi’s  twice  this  year  and  fell  very  much  in  love  with  them.  They  certainly  are  fine,  capable, 
ambitious  girls  and  I  believe  will  make  worthy  Pi  Phi’s  in  every  respect.  I  would  certainly  be 
proud  to  see  each  and  every  one  of  them  wearing  the  arrow. 

I  wish  I  could  be  with  you  at  convention,  but  I  will  be  thinking  of  you.  Wishing  you  every 
success,  I  am, 

Yours  in  the  Wine  and  Blue, 

AUGUSTA  LAXTON, 

Florida  Beta. 


To  the  Pi  Beta  Phi  Fraternity: 

At  the  historic  and  beautiful  University  of  North  Carolina,  there  is  a  local  group  which  I  am  most 
pleased  to  recommend  to  the  fraternity.  The  members  of  Beta  Alpha  Phi  are  girls  who  are  depend¬ 
able  and  intelligent,  who  are  interested  and  interesting,  who  are  innately  refined.  I  heartily  endorse 
their  petition  for  admittance  into  Pi  Beta  Phi,  for  I  feel  that  a  charter  granted  them  would  be  worth¬ 
ily  upheld. 

(Signed)  :  FRANCESE  ROMA  EVANS, 

May  30,  1923.  Grand  Secretary. 


May  30,  1923. 

It  gives  me  great  pleasure  to  recommend  to  Grand  Council  and  National  Convention  of  Pi  Beta 
Phi  the  petitioning  group,  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina. 

I  found  the  group  composed  of  wholesome,  all  round  college  girls,  characterized  by  enthusiasm 
and  seriousness  of  purpose,  and  imbued  with  the  highest  ideals  and  ambitions.  It  is  a  splendidly  or¬ 
ganized  group,  and  possesses  a  better  national  attitude  than  any  local  I  have  had  the  opportunity  to 
observe.  There  is  excellent  harmony,  congeniality  and  unity  in  the  group. 

Beta  Alpha  Phi  was  highly  commended  by  the  college  authorities  for  its  spirit  of  cooperation  and 
also  for  its  earnest  desire  to  become  a  real  factor  in  the  development  and  progress  of  co-education  at 
the  University. 

The  scholastic  standing  of  the  group  is  very  fine,  in  fact  the  girls  excel  in  every  way  on  the  cam¬ 
pus.  They  are  well  represented  in  all  college  activities  and  have  gained  unusual  recognition  in  dra¬ 
matics.  Exceptional  leadership  is  being  furnished  by  Beta  Alpha  Phi,  and  several  outstanding  hon¬ 
ors  have  been  won  by  the  girls. 

I  should  be  very  happy  to  see  each  member  W2aring  an  arrow. 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

MARY  RAYNER  BRINKLEY, 

(Mrs.  Arthur  S.) 


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The  Carolina  Playmakers 

The  aim  of  the  Carolina  Playmakers  is  to  build  up  a  native  drama  in  North  Carolina,  drawn 
from  the  abundant  store  of  tradition  as  well  as  from  life  of  the  present  day.  No  section  of  the 
United  States  affords  a  richer  background  for  the  making  of  folk-plays. 

In  the  backlands  of  the  North  Carolina  mountains  and  among  the  dunes  of  the  lonely  coast  of 
Hatteras  may  be  found  communities  where  the  customs  of  the  early  English  settlers  still  prevail, 
where  folk-tales  and  ballads  still  survive  in  words  and  expressions  long  since  obsolete  to  us,  handed 
down  by  word  of  mouth  from  one  generation  to  another  through  all  their  years  of  isolation.  And  in 
North  Carolina,  too,  we  have  the  romance  of  an  outlived  past — the  legends  of  the  “Lost  Colony”  of 
Sir  Walter  Raleigh;  of  the  venturesome  Croatan  outlaws;  tales  of  the  intrepid  pirate  Blaekbeard;  of 
such  indomitable  pioneers  as  Daniel  Boone  and  Flora  MacDonald — side  by  side  with  the  throbbing 
new  life  of  the  present  day.  Here  are  still  the  fine  old  families  of  the  first  Cavaliers  and  the  chil¬ 
dren  of  the  plantation  days  of  the  old  South,  and  in  contrast  with  them  the  dreary  one-horse  farm  of 
the  poor  white  tenant.  In  greater  contrast  still  is  the  toil  of  the  thousands  of  workers  in  the  roaring 
mills. 

In  the  comparatively  short  period  of  three  years  The  Carolina  Playmakers  have  translated  this 
many-sided  life  into  new  folk-plays,  representing  a  wide  range  of  materials  and  fresh  dramatic 
forms.  These  Carolina  Folk-Plays  are  written  in  English  31,  the  University  course  in  Dramatic 
Composition. 

The  productions  of  The  Carolina  Plavmakersare  all  home-made.  The  stage  equipment,  lighting, 
scenery,  settings  and  costumes  are  designed  and  executed  in  Chapel  Hill.  A  portable  stage  equip¬ 
ment  is  provided  for  touring  purposes.  In  May,  1920,  The  Playmakers  made  their  first  tour  of  the 
State  with  a  series  of  their  own  Folk-Plays,  appearing  in  Greensboro,  Charlotte,  Durham,  Raleigh, 
Kinston,  New  Bern  and  Washington.  Since  that  time  they  have  toured  the  state  regularly  twice  a 
year,  in  the  fall  and  in  the  spring,  with  complete  success. 

Besides  producing  original  Folk-Plays,  the  policy  of  The  Carolina  Playmakers  provides  for  the 
presentation,  from  time  to  time,  of  plays  representing  various  types  and  periods  of  dramatic  litera¬ 
ture.  At  least  one  Shakespearean  play  has  been  produced  each  year  in  the  Forest  Theater. 


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The  Vamp  by  William  A.  Boyall 


Trista  by  Elizabeteh  A.  Lay 


The  Last  of  the  Lowries  by  Paul  E.  Oreen 


Agatha  by  Jane  B.  Toy 


Reward  Offered  by  Jane  B.  Toy 


Off  Nag’s  Head  by  Dougald  MacMillan 


